The Baby Shower

So I now feel completely spoilt and treated by my friends here in PEI. Sam was an angel hosting a baby shower for me with food and games and pressies!
I literally was showered with girlie gifts and many diapers (nappies) for the baby...as if you were unaware I am going to try non-disposables this time round!

Hilarious gifts too...if you can't read the caption on the baby grow, it says "Nursing Baby - 'Yes' picture of Mum and baby in breast feeding pose, 'No' picture of Dad and baby in breast feeding pose!

Some gorgeous little dresses...

...and captions in cards!

Not only did Sam hold the party at her house but she also knitted me the most amazing blanket/shawl and gave me a 2 year subscription to a magazine! WOW what a friend!

Laura helped me write it all down

Wine and punch was drunk by many :)

BBY ABYLRI This did say Baby and then Baby Girl!

I hope they got it right!

The house is finally painted

The house has had a new lease of life...with new paint!

While it was being finished we went to Owls Hollow, a toy shop that does activites for children free of charge- fortnightly, we went along and Hayden really enjoyed it.

The Harbour Hippo

Its been a while for piccies so here are some more of the Harbour Hippo...this is a truck/boat which drives around the town and then launches into the water and drives around the harbour too. It has been going all summer but this is the first chance we had to go on it!


Hayden sat on his own with a blanket to keep him warm and the Lobster...now named Lester, after Carries rendition of Lester the Lobster from PEI, a song she sang at school!

The tour round the town took us past the tourist spots...Province House, centre of downtown.Rajs new offices, above the best place for pancakes.

This is the governors House, where apparently there is a room always ready for the Queen, so mum if you can dress accordingly we could try it!

Then we launched into the water, with the Jaws Music Playing in the background. Hayden loved it......and so did the girls! I've probably shown you pictures of the cruise ships that come into town before, they are a great source of tourism for the island. They tend to come from USA, Boston normally, and only stay for the day. They are huge and look funny along the delicate shores of Charlottetown Harbour.
To put it in perspective here are some close ups!

This little boat is part of yet another random story...the white strips, a pop duo - for those of you unsure, stopped and played here one evening off the harbour as a surprise.

The Yacht Club, where apparently Sean Connery is a frequent visitor.

and the Delta Hotel, the tallest building on the island, any bigger and apparently they fall down :) The trip was very relaxing and the lady telling us all the info was entertaining and funny making it well worth the money :)

Feelings!

Loads of strange feelings at the moment, probably stemming from the fact I am about to go through the most painful experience on this planet within the next few weeks! I know, for all of you out there that have done this, "its all worth it in the end" but it hurts and the waiting is not nice!
The feeling of having NO energy, NO sleep and NO comfort. I am way more compact this time round and haven't but on half the weight I did when carrying Hayden but this seems to have made it harder. I bang the bump on everything from Rajs stomach to the kitchen sink and frustration and temper all fall into the same category!

I miss old friends and family to moan too and need a break from everything even if just a few hours to catch up on myself. I have planned a full September and October of things to do with Hayden forgetting that I need to fit at least a two day hospital stay in there somewhere.

I miss work but don't! Strange but having something to work on when having an hour while Hayden sleeps and Raj watches CSI would keep my mind from turning to Mush!

Anyway rant done...hopefully I will put a video up soon gonna try and catch some sights of PEI :)

More Hayden Play Time!

Hayden is having such a fab time out here...there is so much for him to do. We have yet another jam packed month and October is getting booked up too, how will I fit the birth of his sister in?

We went to Chances In Stratford, the playgroup, we haven't been for a while as we have been going to the one in the park but this has now finished (as to all people in PEI summer is over!-even though its still hot)
It was nice to catch up with Violet, Corrine, Carrie and Alex...look how they've grown, Alex and Violet that is!

We then went to the park with Sam, Laura, Ben and Annalise.

Labour Day was relaxing, we chilled at home after I fell last night and grazed my knees. So Hayden and Raj played together and started practicing on the bike!

A Breezy Evening at the Beach

Last night we decided to make the most of the lovely evenings and get some fresh air at the Beach. As Brackley is a little far at 6pm we headed to Tea Hill (the red sand) to paddle our feet and have some tea. I made some Chinese food which could be eaten cold and picked Raj up from work.

Although it seemed a great idea, by the time Raj got out of work we didn't fancy it but we headed anyway knowing that if not it would be another night of Hayden wanting to play on the XBox (plenty of time for that when the winter comes).

The beach was clear and fresh, it was what the move here was all about!

Hayden wanted to go the hard way...of course!

This is the beach where the razor clams can be dug and there were hundreds of winkles too! The sandy area is excellent fun, the sand is soggy and water pools warm!

Raj wrote in the sand the name he calls me! looks like the postcards you can get out here!

Raj and Hayden then worked on the alphabet...this months teaching!

...and 8 months brewing!

As the sun started to set we walked the long way across the beach back to the car.

Mummy and Hayden

Goodnight from the Raja's.